Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 438 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
6. 6.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet

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